{"id":4916,"date":"2011-01-21T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T05:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2011-01-21T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T21:39:42","slug":"meet-the-juniors-ice-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2011\/01\/21\/meet-the-juniors-ice-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Juniors: Ice Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Twelve teams have qualified to compete in the junior ice dance event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. The short dance is January 25 and the free dance is January 26.<\/p>\n

Competing out of the Eastern Sectional are Lauri Bonacorsi and Travis Mager, Anastasia Cannuscio and Colin McManus, Jenna Dzierzanowski and Vinny Dispenza, and Danielle Gamelin. Alexander Gamelin. Teams advancing from the Midwestern Sectional are Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton, Heather Buckner and Nicholas Taylor, Carina Glastris and Kevin Allison and Anastasia Olson and Jordan Cowan. From the Pacific Coast Sectional, Madeline Heritage and Nathaniel Fast Lorraine, McNamara and Quinn Carpenter, Natalie Wojton and Michael Soyfer, Joylyn Yang and Jean-Luc Baker are skating.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Lichtman and Dean Copely received a bye to the U.S. Championships.<\/p>\n

Profiles for each team are below.<\/p>\n

Please note: May not reflect withdraws and substitutions made after January 15, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> May 7, 1994 and March 26, 1992
\nHometown<\/em> Birmingham, Mich. and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
\nClub<\/em> Charter Oak FSC and Univ. of Delaware FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Angelika Krylova, Natalia Deller and Elizabeth Punsalan-Swallow
\nChoreographer<\/em> Pasquale Camerlengo
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cFalling in Love with Love\u201d by Rodgers and Hart
\nand \u201cLet\u2019s Face the Music and Dance\u201d by Irving Berlin
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cDramatico\u201d by Edvin Marton<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
\n\u2022 Won the gold medal in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed fourth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Great Britain and sixth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix France<\/p>\n

Lauri Bonacorsi and Travis Mager<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> January 17, 1993 and September 9, 1990
\nHometown<\/em> St. Louis, Mo. and Fulton, Md.
\nClub<\/em> Peninsula SC and IceWorks SC
\nCoaches<\/em> Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov
\nChoreographers<\/em> Natalia Linichuk
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cMy Sweet and Tender Beast\u201d by Eugen Doga
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cCuban Pete\u201d by Jose Norman and \u201cThis Business of Love\u201d by H. Hersh<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed sixth in junior ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and won the gold medal in novice ice dance at the 2009 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed fifth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Great Britain, won the bronze medal at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Romania, placed ninth at 2009 Junior Grand Prix Germany and won the bronze medal at 2009 Junior Grand Prix United States<\/p>\n

Heather Buckner and Nicholas Taylor<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> June 22, 1992 and January 22, 1993
\nHometown<\/em> Cane Ridge, Tenn. and Huntington, W. Va.
\nClub<\/em> Nashville FSC and SC of Wilmington
\nCoach<\/em> Andrew Newberry
\nChoreographer<\/em> Jill Cosgrove
\nShort Dance<\/em> Selections from Ragtime by Randy Newman
\nFree Dance<\/em> Grease medley by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed seventh in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Anastasia Cannuscio and Colin McManus<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> July 1, 1992 and March 10, 1990
\nHometown<\/em> Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. and Saugus, Mass.
\nClub<\/em> University of Delaware FSC and SC of Boston
\nCoaches<\/em> Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley-Hutson,
\nAlexandr Kirsanov
\nChoreographers<\/em> Alexandr Kirsanov, Karen Ludington
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s A Man\u2019s Man\u2019s Man\u2019s World\u201d by James Brown and \u201cBust Your Windows\u201d by Jazmine Sullivan
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cCarmen Fantasie\u201d by David Garrett and \u201cCavatina\u201d by Mason Willson<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed seventh in junior ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and 10th in junior dance at the 2009 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed fourth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Japan, won the silver medal at 2010 Junior Grand Prix France, placed seventh at 2009 Junior Grand Prix Turkey and seventh at 2009 Junior Grand Prix Belarus<\/p>\n

Jenna Dzierzanowski and Vinny Dispenza<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> January 15, 1993 and July 9, 1990
\nHometown<\/em> Coral Springs, Fla.
\nClub<\/em> Panthers FSC
\nCoach<\/em> Alan Towers
\nChoreographer<\/em> Alan Towers
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cI\u2019ll Be\u201d by Edwin McCain
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cLola\u201d by Sarah Vaughan, Carlos Eleta Almaran and Jose Feliciano<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacements for Danvi Pham and Vu Pham
\n\u2022 Qualified with a fifth showing at the Eastern Sectional
\nDanielle Gamelin and Alexander Gamelin<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> February 22, 1993 and February 22, 1993
\nHometown<\/em> Newark, Del.
\nClub<\/em> SC of New York
\nCoach<\/em> Christie Moxley-Hutson
\nChoreographers<\/em> Evgeni Platov, Karen Ludington
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cKeep Holding On\u201d by Avril Lavigne
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cSmooth\u201d by Carlos Santana<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed fifth in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed 16th at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Germany<\/p>\n

Carina Glastris and Kevin Allison<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> July 25, 1995 and December 27, 1988
\nHometown<\/em> Winnetka, Ill. and Wheaton, Ill.
\nClub<\/em> Skokie Valley SC and DuPage FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Vladimir Fedorov and Kevin Spada
\nChoreographer<\/em> Angelika Krylova
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cSuperman\u201d by Thorn Sandi and \u201cDance with Me\u201d by Debelah Morgan
\nFree Dance<\/em> Music from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
\n
\nCharlotte Lichtman and Dean Copely<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> March 26, 1993 and August 28, 1989
\nHometown<\/em> Northville, Mich. and Newark, Del.
\nClub<\/em> Arctic FSC and All Year FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Marina Zoueva and Igor Shpilband
\nChoreographers<\/em> Marina Zoueva and Igor Shpilband
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cThat\u2019s Amor\u00e9\u201d by Harry Warren and \u201cOn Evening in Roma\u201d by Bertini, Fredericks and Taccini
\nFree Dance<\/em> Music from the Beetlejuice soundtrack by Danny Elfman<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a bye
\n\u2022 Placed eighth in junior ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and ninth in junior ice dance at the 2009 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed fifth at the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final, won the bronze medal at the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Germany, won the gold medal 2010 Junior Grand Prix Austria, placed fourth at 2009 Junior Grand Prix Croatia and eighth at 2009 Junior Grand Prix Hungary<\/p>\n

Madeline Heritage and Nathaniel Fast<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> November 12, 1994 and November 19, 1991
\nHometown<\/em> Beaverton, Ore. and West Linn, Ore.
\nClub<\/em> Portland ISC
\nCoaches<\/em> Jonathon O\u2019Dougherty and Pamela O\u2019Dougherty
\nChoreographers<\/em> Pamela O\u2019Dougherty and Jonathon O\u2019Dougherty
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cMr. Bojangles\u201d by Jerry Jeff Walker and \u201cThings\u201d by Robbie Williams
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cCome What May\u201d by David Baerwald<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed ninth in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter
\nBirthdate<\/em> February 18, 1999 and February 24, 1996
\nHometown<\/em> Germantown, Md. and Wheaton, Md.
\nClub<\/em> Peninsula FSC and Washington FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Alexei Kiliakov and Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin
\nChoreographers<\/em> Alexei Kiliakov and Elena Novak
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cRussian Waltz\u201d by Lesley Spencer and \u201cLa Morocha\u201d by Los Del 40
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cSmile\u201d and \u201cSalt Lake City Episode\u201d by Charlie Chaplin<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed sixth in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Anastasia Olson and Jordan Cowan<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> July 18, 1992 and June 20, 1990
\nHometown<\/em> Novi, Mich. and Los Angeles, Calif.
\nClub<\/em> Detroit SC and All Year FSC
\nCoaches<\/em> Natalia Deller and Elizabeth Punsalan-Swallow
\nChoreographers<\/em> Pasquale Camerlengo and Angelika Krylova
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cYou Don\u2019t Know Me\u201d and \u201cDown With Love\u201d by Michael Bubl\u00e9
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cZoot Suit Riot\u201d by Cherry Poppin\u2019 Daddies<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Midwestern Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed fifth in junior ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and won the silver medal in novice ice dance at the 2009 U.S. Championships
\n\u2022 Placed eighth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic and sixth at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Austria<\/p>\n

Natalie Wojton and Michael Soyfer<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> March 27, 1994 and December 10, 1990
\nHometown<\/em> Limerick, Pa. and Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
\nClub<\/em> Peninsula SC and IceWorks SC
\nCoaches<\/em> Cheryl Snyder and Robbie Kaine
\nChoreographers<\/em> Leif Gislason and Cheryl Snyder
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cThe Only Exception\u201d by Josh Farro and \u201cHeartbroken\u201d by Meaghan Smith
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cTriplets of Belleville\u201d by Benoit Charest<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Placed 11th in junior ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and 11th in novice ice dance at the 2009 U.S. Championships<\/p>\n

Joylyn Yang and Jean-Luc Baker<\/strong>
\nBirthdate<\/em> December 23, 1995 and October 7, 1993
\nHometown<\/em> Mukilteo, Wash. and Edmonds, Wash.
\nClub<\/em> Seattle SC
\nCoaches<\/em> Stephen Baker and Sharon Jones Baker
\nChoreographer<\/em> Sharon Jones Baker, Joylyn Yang and Jean-Luc Baker
\nShort Dance<\/em> \u201cMy Favorite Things\u201d by Oleg Fesov
\nFree Dance<\/em> \u201cWindmills of Your Mind\u201d by Vic Damone and \u201cWindmills of Your Mind\u201d by Parenthetical Girls<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional
\n\u2022 Won the bronze medal in novice ice dance at the 2010 U.S. Championships and place seventh in novice ice dance at the 2009 U.S. Championship
\n\u2022 Placed 10th at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic and seventh at 2010 Junior Grand Prix Japan<\/p>\n

For complete coverage of the ice dance event in Greensboro, visit Ice-Dance.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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